Flu Shot

I took my darling daughter to a new pediatrician Friday for the flu shot. The nurse walks in with gloves on and shot in hand and I explain to my daughter that she's about to get a shot. The nurse looks at me with a surprised look. My daughter has no idea what a shot is - so as the nurse starts the process I explain step by step what she's doing. There was a little jump with the cold alcohol wipe. My daughter watches everything the nurse does... The needle pricks her and she has a very sad face on but never sheds a tear. I explain that we're all done and how proud I am of her not crying. She stands up and says, "Thank you for my band aid." The nurse is shocked and explains that most want to hit or bite her - none ever thank her! How relieved I am - I just hope my darling daughter stays this way!

Another week gone...

Today is the weekly weigh-in day and I'm holding steady. No gain or loss this week. I have to say this past week has really flown by. I've been consumed with taking my darling daughter to the big girl potty. Last week she did great. We were out of town for the weekend so that set us back a little but we're back at it this week. I'm so proud of her! It's always nice to see her big smile for getting a sticker too. :) I've also been consumed with monitoring my blood pressure. High blood pressure runs on my Mom's side of the family. My grandmother had several mini-strokes several years ago and both of her children take blood pressure medicine daily. My blood pressure has been borderline for years but it seems to have jumped up a bit lately. I'm now wondering if the frequency in my migraines is due to my rising blood pressure...hmmm. My mother has urged me to visit a doctor to see if I need to be on meds or not - she is so afraid I'm going to drop dead and she'll never see her darling granddaughter again. So, out of response to many headaches this past month, I'm going to a new doctor in mid -November. This is just another reason to work on exercising - it's just so hard to do with a headache. Anyway, congratulations to all those that have lost this past week. Good luck to us all!

Weigh-In

I weighed myself this morning just for kicks. I knew I hadn't tried to watch what I ate or exercised any last week so I expected no loss but to my surprise I'm down one pound! Yippee! This just shows me what I could do if I actually gave it my all. I've tried to count my calories but being at home all day just has too many temptations. I did walk on the treadmill 10 minutes yesterday. No, that's not long at all but it is more than I normally do. I figure something is better than nothing. I'm hoping the calorie counting will kick in once I see some changes in my physical appearance. That's how it happened last time. I ate what I wanted and exercised and once I noticed changes I wanted to do better so I started to watch what I ate. ~ Congratulations to you all for a week well done!

"Why?"

Okay, my darling daughter has hit the "Why?" stage - and much sooner than I had anticipated! She's been asking, "Whatcha doin'?" for a while now. (I have to say it was quite entertaining when she went with me to the gyno a month ago and the dermatologist last week.) I knew this day would come but didn't know it would be so soon - most say their child hit this stage somewhere between 3 and 4, not 2! A few weeks ago she started with the whys but now it's with everything, everyday. I'd love any suggestions on how to handle all the questions. My husband and I started answering each question but by the end of the day we want to pull our hair out - as you know, one why leads to another why... Any suggestions???

Alright, here's my story...

I saw this link on a family member's page and thought I'd check it out. As part of joining this group I have to tell my story. Growing up I was never happy with my appearance (I have a lack of self confidence). I always felt overweight but looking back at photos I see I was actually underweight.

After some medical problems I was placed on a drug that actually caused me to gain weight. I was warned of it's side effect but didn't really worry until I stopped and looked in the mirror one day. I had gained around 35+ pounds. I quickly stopped taking this prescription and joined Curves. I got the weight off and felt better about myself. Now, several years later, and three pregnancies behind me, I have packed on some extra baggage again.

I joined Curves a month ago but haven't gotten to attend due to traveling. I hope joining this group will give me the accountability I need to get back on track. When I joined Curves I was 15 pounds from my goal weight. I weighed myself today and I've lost 3.5 pounds since Sept. 9th. (Despite going on vacation last week! Yay!) I look forward to feeling good and confident about myself again!

Welcome Everyone!

Well here I am doing something I never knew I'd take part in - blogging! I've thought about it for some time and finally decided to create a blog for accountability (for myself and my many goals), and for my family and friends. I will do my best to keep things updated - I'm new at this so please have patience while I learn how things work. I welcome any and all suggestions. Thanks for stopping by and please return often. Hugs!